Read more
Informationen zum Autor Professor Tarik Al-Shemmeri is an Independent Consultant and a Visiting Lecturer to the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has lectured, researched and published many research papers and text books in the area of thermo-fluids, renewable energy, and power generation. Neil Packer is a Chartered Engineer who has taught Mechanical Engineering to students in the Higher Education sector for over 25 years. He has acted as an Energy Consultant on a range of low carbon projects in the UK, mainland Europe, and North Africa. Klappentext Building Services Engineering: Smart and Sustainable Design for Health and Wellbeing covers the design practices of existing engineering building services and how these traditional methods integrate with newer, smarter developments. These new developments include areas such as smart ventilation, smart glazing systems, smart batteries, smart lighting, smart soundproofing, smart sensors and meters. Combined, these all amount to a healthier lifestyle for the people living within these indoor climates. With over one hundred fully worked examples and tutorial questions, Building Services Engineering: Smart and Sustainable Design for Health and Wellbeing encourages the reader to consider sustainable alternatives within their buildings in order to create a healthier environment for users. Zusammenfassung Building Services Engineering: Smart and Sustainable Design for Health and Wellbeing covers the design practices of existing engineering building services and how these traditional methods integrate with newer, smarter developments. These new developments include areas such as smart ventilation, smart glazing systems, smart batteries, smart lighting, smart soundproofing, smart sensors and meters. Combined, these all amount to a healthier lifestyle for the people living within these indoor climates. With over one hundred fully worked examples and tutorial questions, Building Services Engineering: Smart and Sustainable Design for Health and Wellbeing encourages the reader to consider sustainable alternatives within their buildings in order to create a healthier environment for users. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiii Structure of the Book xv Notation xxi 1 Ambient Air 1 1.1 Overview 1 1.2 Why Ambient Air Is Important? 1 1.3 Air Composition 2 1.4 Gas Mixtures 3 1.5 Air Thermodynamic and Transport Properties 7 1.6 Important Energy Concepts 12 1.7 Worked Examples 16 1.8 Tutorial Problems 21 2 The Thermodynamics of the Human Machine and Thermal Comfort 25 2.1 Overview 25 2.2 Thermal Comfort of Human Beings 26 2.3 Energy Balance of the Human Body 26 2.4 Metabolism (M) and Physical Work (W) 27 2.5 Optimum Comfort Temperature 31 2.6 Estimation of Thermal Comfort 31 2.7 Worked Examples 33 2.8 Tutorial Problems 41 3 Ventilation 45 3.1 Overview 45 3.2 Concentrations, Contaminants, and the Decay Equation 46 3.3 Natural Ventilation 48 3.4 Mechanical Ventilation 52 3.5 Fan Types and Selection 53 3.6 Duct Sizing and Fan Matching 56 3.7 Worked Examples 63 3.8 Tutorial Problems 73 4 Psychrometry and Air Conditioning 75 4.1 Overview 75 4.2 Psychrometric Properties 75 4.3 The Psychrometric Chart 78 4.4 Air-Conditioning Processes 80 4.5 Air-Conditioning Cycles 86 4.6 Worked Examples 91 4.7 Tutorial Problems 103 5 The Building Envelope 107 5.1 Overview 107 5.2 Variation in Meteorological Conditions 107 5.3 Heat Transfer 109 5.4 Solar Irradiation 113 5.5 Heat Losses/Gains Across the Envelope 118 5.6 Moisture and Air Transfer 125 5.7 Internal Heat G...
